DAPS Advertising (BSE 543651)₹19.000.00%Advertising & Media Agencies
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), DAPS Advertising reported sales of ₹12.37 Cr, up 11.5% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹0.90 Cr, up 16.9% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹22.25 Cr and net profit ₹1.34 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Mar 2026
| Mar 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 15.63 | 10.78 | 9.65 | 8.04 | 11.09 | 9.87 | 12.37 |
| Expenses | 14.09 | 10.03 | 9.50 | 7.61 | 10.03 | 9.27 | 11.16 |
| Operating Profit | 1.41 | 0.66 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.98 | 0.52 | 1.11 |
| OPM % | 9.2% | 6.3% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 9.0% | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Other Income | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| Interest | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Depreciation | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| Profit before tax | 1.48 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.55 | 1.06 | 0.61 | 1.22 |
| Tax % | 25.9% | 25.1% | 25.7% | 24.1% | 24.8% | 25.1% | 24.9% |
| Net Profit | 1.10 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.39 | 0.77 | 0.44 | 0.90 |
| EPS (Rs) | 2.15 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 0.78 | 1.52 | 0.88 | 1.77 |
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 23.36 | 37.92 | 20.26 | 7.89 | 18.61 | 29.93 | 20.44 | 19.14 | 22.25 |
| Expenses | 21.35 | 35.40 | 19.35 | 7.54 | 16.66 | 26.08 | 19.54 | 17.63 | 20.41 |
| Operating Profit | 1.83 | 2.26 | 0.74 | 0.28 | 1.79 | 3.61 | 0.75 | 1.36 | 1.66 |
| OPM % | 7.9% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% |
| Other Income | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.08 | −0.69 | 0.96 | 0.51 | 0.53 |
| Interest | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Depreciation | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| Profit before tax | 1.71 | 2.16 | 0.55 | 0.14 | 1.45 | 2.66 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.82 |
| Tax % | 29.4% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 30.8% | 25.4% | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.2% | 24.9% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 1.19 | 1.56 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 1.08 | 1.97 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.34 |
| EPS (Rs) | 3.46 | 4.53 | 1.13 | 0.30 | 3.15 | 3.84 | 2.12 | 2.31 | 2.62 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% |
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 3.48 | 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.17 | 5.18 |
| Reserves | 1.72 | 3.29 | 3.69 | 3.79 | 4.88 | 9.67 | 10.50 | 11.62 | 12.87 |
| Borrowings | 1.57 | 2.19 | 1.84 | 1.24 | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 1.43 |
| Other Liabilities | 7.04 | 4.23 | 4.30 | 3.46 | 4.60 | 4.05 | 2.78 | 3.98 | 4.55 |
| Total Liabilities | 13.81 | 13.18 | 13.31 | 11.97 | 13.38 | 19.19 | 18.65 | 20.91 | 24.03 |
| Fixed Assets | 0.35 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 2.23 | 2.45 | 2.61 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Other Assets | 13.46 | 11.69 | 11.87 | 10.64 | 12.03 | 17.76 | 16.42 | 18.43 | 21.39 |
| Trade receivables | 9.99 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 6.96 | 8.55 | 8.83 | 9.03 | 8.60 | 9.46 |
| Cash & equivalents | 3.20 | 2.37 | 2.06 | 2.63 | 2.28 | 7.41 | 5.47 | 7.94 | 9.80 |
| Total Assets | 13.81 | 13.18 | 13.31 | 11.97 | 13.38 | 19.19 | 18.65 | 20.91 | 24.03 |
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 0.71 | −0.37 | 0.36 | 1.37 | 0.55 | 0.88 | −0.64 | 2.73 | 1.14 |
| Cash from investing activity | −0.07 | −1.12 | −0.10 | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.09 | −0.95 | −0.11 | −0.38 |
| Cash from financing activity | 0.67 | 0.67 | −0.56 | −0.81 | −0.83 | 4.37 | −0.36 | −0.14 | 1.13 |
| Net cash flow | 1.27 | −0.82 | −0.30 | 0.56 | −0.33 | 5.12 | −1.93 | 2.46 | 1.86 |
| Capex | 0.14 | 1.25 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 1.01 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
| Free cash flow | 0.62 | −1.63 | 0.25 | 1.34 | 0.39 | 0.59 | −1.66 | 2.24 | 0.66 |
| CFO / OP % | 69.1% | 10.1% | 63.1% | 514.1% | 50.1% | 43.1% | −36.0% | 227.0% | 95.1% |
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 157 | 79 | 148 | 324 | 169 | 108 | 162 | 165 | 156 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 157 | 79 | 148 | 324 | 169 | 108 | 162 | 165 | 156 |
| Working capital days | 38 | 48 | 79 | 176 | 95 | 74 | 136 | 114 | 77 |
| ROCE % | — | 29.1% | 8.4% | 3.8% | 20.3% | 30.9% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, DAPS Advertising reported sales of ₹12.37 Cr, up 11.5% year on year and net profit of ₹0.90 Cr, up 16.9% year on year. The operating margin was 9.1%.
DAPS Advertising's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹22.25 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹1.34 Cr. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹2.62.
DAPS Advertising reported borrowings of ₹1.43 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹9.80 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹1.14 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹0.66 Cr.